This Week in Zoning Regulation, May 9th
News and Commentary The Mercury News published an interesting letter to the editor in response to an article on Bay Area housing. The author argues that the opposition to current [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, May 9th
Rent Check A reform in Oklahoma that would limit licensing boards' ability to deny ex-cons an occupational license shows that criminal justice and economic liberalization are two great tastes that [...]
Two Birds with One Stone: Oklahoma to Pass Licensing Reform for Ex-Cons
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is expected to sign a bill into law that would make it easier for previously convicted citizens to gain an occupational license. As Reason’s Eric Boehm [...]
This Week in Financial Regulation, May 7th
Rent Check The Federal Reserve's May financial stability is report. One interesting finding is the comparison of leverage between financial versus non-financial sector firms. News and Commentary BPI has a [...]
This Week in Intellectual Property, May 6th
Rent Check How can we reverse the decline in Star Wars movie quality? Removing monopoly rights to derivative works and allowing more creation from fans would go a long way [...]
This Week in Land-Use Regulation, May 3rd
Rent Check A year after its predecessor died in committee, California's SB 50 passed two committees. In order to garner enough votes, it combined with another bill, SB 4, a [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, May 2nd
Rent Check Is public choice theory a sufficient explanation for the existence of occupational licensing? While some licenses are easily explained by public choice theory, alternative explanations like public protection or [...]
This Week in Financial Regulation, May 1st
Rent Check The current mortgage financing system is bad policy, argues AEI's Ed Pinto. A more straightforward and progressive plan, like a first-time homebuyer tax credit, is a better approach. [...]
Targeted Reforms in the Mortgage Market
There are many sources of instability in the U.S. mortgage finance system--most obviously, securitization and derivatives all juiced with extreme leverage. Edward Pinto wrote an interesting article last week in [...]
This Week in Intellectual Property, April 30th
Rent Check A new paper from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation takes aim at critics of current IP policy. They make a number of good points in favor of [...]